Kylian Mbappe will succeed Lionel Messi and become the best player in the world according to Cesc Fabregas.
The former Arsenal captain remarks – “He’s a phenomenon. He’s clearly going to be the best player in the world in the future,”
Fabregas said of the striker.
“I always think like a midfielder and if I had him in front of me I’d be giving him assists all the time because he’s so fast, explosive, but he’s also very clever in slipping his markers.
“He has his timing down perfectly. [Thierry] Henry and Diego Costa were also brilliant at that. The thing that stands out about Mbappe is that he’s so hungry, he knows how to exploit his ability.”
Mbappe scored 33 goals during the 2018/19 season to help PSG to a sixth title in 7 seasons. He also netted for goals for France in the 2018 FIFA World Cup which they won. That feat put him within 3 places of the Balon d’Or that year.
When asked if there could be a player like his former Barca team-mate Messi in the future, Fabregas told AS: “I think that’s probably impossible.”
“We’ve seen the likes of Ronaldo and Ronaldinho, amazing players, but Messi has been the best for 15 years. He’s in his 17th season and he’s been the best since he was 18 years old.
“I’ve seen things you wouldn’t believe. Every three days he scores goals, he heads off to play for Argentina, he comes back jet-lagged and scores a hat-trick… that’s not normal, believe me.”
Mbappe’s goals helped PSG cope with the absence of Neymar for the most part of last season. Fabregas commented on the subject: “I played with him. The best players never lose their touch,” Fabregas said.
“Sometimes due to things in your head or because you have a coach who doesn’t know how to get the best out of you, you play below your ability.
“But if you’re a great player, you always will be. And he’s a great player.”
Mbappe is arguably the most valuable player of his age group in current football if not of all ages groups. He is young and has his whole career ahead of him. We have not seen his best yet.